Auxiliary seat for automobiles.



J. C. MOORE.. AUXILIARY SEAT FOR AUTOMOBILES APPLICATION HLED- NOV. 5.1911- Patelited Apr. 9,1913.

' invention.

JOHN C. MOORE, 0F CONNERSVILLE, INDIANA.

AUXILIARY SEAT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 5, 1917. Serial No. 200,277.

1 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jornv C. Moons, a citi zen of the United States,residing at Connersville, in the county of Fayette and State of Indiana,have invented a new and useful Auxiliary seat for Automobiles, of whichthe following is a specification.

It is the object of my invention to provide a folding seat, particularlyas an automobile extra seat, which is both comfortable and strong whenin use and may be folded down into the floor in a very narrow space whennot in use. i

The accompanying drawing illustrates my Figure 1 is a plan of the seatfolded into the floor with some parts broken away in order better toshow the construction, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the seat open, alsoshowing in dotted lines the seat partly closed, and in dash lines thefoot rail in fully closed position; and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary rearelevation of the lower part of the seat open.

Within the floor 10, which may be the floor of the tonneau' of anautomobile, I provide a shallow rectangular pocket 11, into which theseat fits when folded. On each side of this pocket 11 near the rear Iattach to the longitudinal member at the side of the pocket an anchorplate 12, as by screws, and on the rear inset ends of these supportingplates I attach by pivotal rivets 1 1 the ends of flanges 15 of the mainsupporting member 16 of the seat. This main supporting member 16 ischannel shaped, so that its main portion extends the full width of theseat and of the pocket 11 and the flanges 15 are at the two sides forstrength, such flanges projecting down into the pockets 11 when the seatis folded. Pivoted on pivot pins 17 to the opposite ends of the flanges15 from the pivotal rivets 1d are two side angle bars 18 for the seatproper, on which a seat 19 of any sort is mounted. The free ends of theangle bars 18 are connected to intermediate points on the correspondingflanges 15 by toggles 20, each of which is provided with a tensionspring 21 which tends to swing it to the open position, with the twoparts of the toggle in alinement, as shown in full lines in Fig. 2, afinger 22 on one part of the toggle cooperating with a notch 23 on theother to limit this spring in obtaining movement of the toggle. Springs21 act between the toggles 20 and lugs 24 carried by the ends of themembers 16. The

action of the spring 21 serves to prevent the seat 19 from dropping whenin use. Also mounted on the pivot pins 17 are the side arms 25 of theseat back, which side arms may be connected at the top and provided withany sort of back 26 which may be convenient. I

A foot rail, 30, which preferably consists of a metal tube having a woodfiller 31 is mounted in two foot rail supports 32, each ofwhich hasatthe rear a foot 33 which rests upon the floor 10, or the carpet 34 onsuch floor, and at the front is pivotally connected by a pivot pin 35 toone of the flanges 15. Each foot rail support 32 also has a finger 36projecting forward beyond its point of pivotal attachment, forengagement when the seat is folded with a pin 37 projecting inward fromthe associated anchor plate-as shown in the dash line position in Fig.2.

In operation, when the seat is open, as

shown in full lines in Fig. 2, the rear face of the main supportingmembers 16 (or the carpet 3 1 thereon) rests against the foot rail 30and its supports 32, and the feet 33 rest 011 the carpet 3% on the floor10, so that the seat is supported between the feet 33 andthe pivotrivets 14. In this condition, the toggle 20 is prevented from collapsingby the springs 21, which also assist in opening the seat by snapping thetoggles 20 into Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

alinement. When it is desired to fold the seat down into the pocket 11,the toggles 20 are broken and the seat 19 and its angle bars 18 arefolded down into the space between the flanges 15, passing through theposition indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and the back 26 with itsside arms 25 is also folded down between such flanges, also passingthrough the dotted line position shown, and then the main supportingmember 16 is swung about the pivotal rivets 14 until it lies within thepocket 11, at which time the carpet 34: on the back (now become the top)of the main supporting member 16 is flush with the carpet 34 on thefloor 10. As the seat has thus been swung down into the folded position,the foot rail 30 base been moved forward, until the fingers 36 come intoengagement with the pins 37, which engagement holds the foot railagainst being tilted forward, so that the feet 33 of the supports 32firmly engage the carpet 34. When it is desired to open the seat foruse, the main. supporting member 16 is swung out of the pocket 11 intothe full line position shown, and the bitqli 2,6;Z1i1ldj$ 68 tl9 @1'(5swung about the pivot pins 17 to such full line position, the toggles20tsnapping=into 7 place by the action of the springs 21.

1 claim .as imy iinvcntio i .1. A folding seat, comprising a channelshaped main supporting member pivotally mounted at one, .end,-;a seatpivotally monnted on saidmember near the other end thereof, atoggleconnecting the free end of the seat with saidnnain .si' pp'ortingmember, and a'restpivotally mounted on said main supportingm mber andhaving a foot for hearing against the floor, said rest .beingarranged toengage said main supporting niemberat another point than its point ofpivotal connection therewith vso that when the seatis opened itissupported between the :foot of said rest and the pivotal point onwhichsaid main supporting member is mounted.

2. Aiolding seat, comprisinga main supportingmember pivotally mountedatone end, a, seatpivotally mounted on said memher near theotherendthereof, a toggle connecting the free endof theseat with saidmain supporting member,,anda rest pivotally mounted on said mainsupportingimember and having a foot for bearing against the floor, saidrestbeing arranged to engage said main supporting niemloer at anotherpoint-than its point 01'- pivotal connection therewith sothatWhen-theseat is opened it is supportedgbetweenthe foot of said resti1YlCl,:'i7l16 pivotal pointon which said main supporting memberismounted. 1

A folding seat, comprising a main supporting member @ivotally mounted atone end, a seat 1 pivotally :mounted' on said-member near the other endthereof, a toggleconnecting the freeend of the seat with said mainsupporting member, a springtending to straighten-such toggle'to swing:said seat to Working position, and .a rest pivotally mounted on 7 said;main supporting member and having v a footrfor "bearing against thefloor, said rest-.rbei-ng arranged .to engage said main supportingmember ,at another tgfionieszoif -this=;pe,tent meyte obtained for pointthan. its point of pivotal connection ;therewithso that when, the seatis opened it is supported between the foot of said restandithejpivotahpoint on which said main supporting member is mounted.

A. refolding seat, comprising armain supporting member pivotally mountedat. one end, a seat pivotally mounted on said member near the other endthereof, ,a togglel connecting the I free end of the seat with said mainsupporting membenla' back also pivotally: mounted onsai'd mainsupporting mem her on the samepivots on which said seat is mounted, anda rest pivotally mounted on said main supporting member and having afootfor bearing against the floor, said rest being arranged io engage saidmain supporting member at another-point than its point of pivotalconnection therewith so that when the seatis opened it is supportedbetween the foot of said rest and the pivotal point on \WhlCh said mainsupporting member is mounted.

5. A foldingseat, comprising a main supporting ,memberpivotally mountedat one end, aseat pivotallytmonnted on said member-near the-other. endthereof, a toggle connecting the free end of'the seat withsaid mainsupporting member, a back-also pivotallywmounted on said mainsupportingmemher, and a rest pivotally mounted on said mainsupportingtmember and having2 a foot for bearing, against, theifioor,said rest being arranged to engage .said main supporting member atanother point than its point of pivotal connection therewith so thatwhen the seat is opened it is supported between the foot. ofsaid restand the pivotal point on which said main supporting member is mounted.

In -.witness whereof I, JOHN G. Moonn, have hereunto setmy hand. atConnersville, Indiana, this first day ;,of Novemben A. ,D. one-thousandnine hundred andiseventeen.

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